04 August 2020

Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky swims length of pool perfectly while balancing a glass of milk on her head

Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky has impressed fans after swimming a full length of a pool while balancing a glass of milk on her head in a new social media challenge. 

And the 23 year-old completed the task without spilling a drop!

The video has since gone viral in the new #gotmilkchallenge on TikTok where users on the video-platform have to do ‘something amazing’ while holding a glass of milk.  

The 15-time world champion posted the video with the caption: “Possibly one of the best swims of my career! (~open for debate~) What can you do without spilling a drop?! Check out the #gotmilkchallenge on TikTok. #gotmilk #ad.”

It has so far had over 3.2 million views on Twitter alone and the record holder for the 400m, 800m, and 1,500m freestyle has certainly wowed fans. 

One user wrote: "Hoooowww nervous were you when you did this?!"

And another added: "This is beyond impressive!"

Meanwhile, GB’s swimming star and fellow Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty wrote: "Try doing it breaststroke."

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